On September 5, 2018, 10 pairs of ONE Championship athletes attended the official face-off of “ONE: Beyond the Horizon” at the CHAR Bar & Grill located at Level 30 of the Indigo Hotel in Shanghai, China. It was led by headliners ONE Women’s Strawweight World Champion “The Panda” Xiong Jing Nan, 30, of China and the challenger Samara “Marituba” Santos, 25, of Brazil.

Aside from the ONE Championship athletes competing at “ONE: Beyond the Horizon,” reigning ONE Heavyweight World Champion Brandon “The Truth” Vera, 40, of the Philippines and ONE Championship’s chairman in China Hua Fung Teh attended the face-off. Hua stated, “ONE Championship remains dedicated to delivering a world-class, authentic martial arts experience right here to the fans in China.”

Featuring five mixed martial arts bouts and four striking-only ONE Super Series matches, the “ONE: Beyond the Horizon” fight night took place at the Baoshan Arena in Shanghai on September 8, 2018. In the main event, Xiong defended her ONE Women’s Strawweight World Champion title from Santos.

Referee Olivier Coste put a stop to the strawweight bout between Xiong and Santos at 1:22 of Round 3. The Chinese champ knocked out her Brazilian challenger.

“ONE: Beyond the Horizon” was co-headlined by former ONE Featherweight World Champion Honorio “The Rock” Banario, 28, of the Philippines and Amir Khan, 23, of Singapore. Here are the official results: